Baltimore CityDRUG ARRESTS: Northwestern District...

POLICE BLOTTER

May 01, 1991|By The following accounts were compiled by reporter Richard Irwin from police records in the Baltimore area yesterday and today.

Baltimore City

DRUG ARRESTS: Northwestern District -- Police raided a house in the 3100 block of W. Garrison Ave. in the Pimlico section last night and arrested three men and a woman and seized more than $2,000 and 131 packets of cocaine and heroin. The 7:30 raid by members of the district's drug enforcement unit and uniformed police came after Sgt. Nicholas Constantine, head of the unit, received information from a reliable informant that drugs were being sold inside the two-story rowhouse. Charged with possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute were Earl McIntyre, 19, and Kelley Talbert, 18, both of the 3400 block of Virginia Ave.; John Wawkins, 27, of the 4900 block of Denmore Ave., and Kimberly Coombs, 22, of the 3300 block of W. Garrison Ave. Police said McIntyre and Hawkins appeared before a District Court commissioner last night and were ordered held without bail pending a bail review hearing today in District Court. Police said Talbert was to appear at a bail hearing today before a District Court commissioner and that Coombs was held overnight at the women's detention center at the Central District pending a bail hearing there today.

BURGLARY: Northern District -- A resident of the 2600 block of Guilford Ave. reported that someone broke into his home early Monday and removed a VCR and a TV from the living room. Police said entry was gained by breaking a first-floor window and that the property was valued at $700.

BURGLARY: Northern District -- Police reported that property valued at more than $2,000 was taken from an apartment in the 1000 block of Woodson Road after someone gained entry by forcing a door. Police said the break-in occurred between 1 and 3 a.m. Monday.

BURGLARY: Northern District -- Police said someone apparently used a key to enter a dwelling in the 4400 block of Wrenwood Ave. before removing two VCRs. Police said the burglary occurred Monday morning and that the property was valued at $400.

SHOOTING: Western District -- Police reported that Leon Scott, of the 600 block of Baker St., was shot in the left hand early yesterday during an incident in the 500 block of Baker St. Police said Scott was treated and released at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Police said Scott knew the man who shot him but refused to identify him to officers investigating the shooting.

ROBBERY: Western District -- Yvette Brown, of the 1600 block of Harlem Ave., reported she was walking near her home around 1 a.m. yesterday when a man attacked her from behind, threw her to the ground and stole the purse she was carrying. Police said the man escaped with cash and property, all valued at more than $100. Police said Brown walked into the police station and reported the robbery to an officer on duty.

ROBBERY: Western District -- Linwood Marshall, of the 200 block of Woodbrook Ave., told police he was in the 2800 block of N. Dukeland St. when he was accosted by a man armed with an unknown weapon who forced him to give up a gold ring he was wearing. Police said the man escaped with a ring valued at nearly $100. Police said the ring bore Marshall's initials.

ASSAULT/ARREST: Western District -- Police arrested a man and were holding him at the station pending charges that he cut Allen Berry, of the 500 block of Cumberland St. in the face with a knife during an incident inside the victim's home. Police said Berry was taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was treated for a laceration and released.

ROBBERY/ARREST: Western District -- David Jones, of the 1000 block of Whitelock St., reported he was in the 2200 block of Etting St. when he was assaulted by two men, one armed with a knife, who stole the bike he was riding. Police said the bike was valued at $100 and that Jones was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for a knife wound to the back and released. Later, police arrested two men in connection with the robbery and stabbing and were holding them at the station pending robbery and assault charges and a bail hearing before a District Court commissioner.

BURGLARY: Southwestern District -- A resident of the 3300 block of Edmondson Ave. reported that someone broke into his home over the weekend and removed property valued at more than $600.

ROBBERY/SHOOTING: Southwestern District -- Police reported Anthony Porter, of the 2900 block of Arunah Ave., was near his home when he was stopped by a man armed with a handgun who demanded he give up his money. Police said Porter refused to comply with the gunman's order and was walking away when the man shot him in the leg. Police said the gunman fled the scene without robbing Porter, who was taken to St. Agnes Hospital and admitted following treatment.

BURGLARY: Northern District -- A resident of the 3500 block of Cottage Ave. reported that someone broke into her home through the back door and removed a TV, VCR, and a microwave oven. Police said the value of the property was $400.